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Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.
- ABI/INFORM Full-text articles and citationsto business literature. Useful to get secondary sources on specific companies and industries.
 Listen to a fun podcast "interview" with this database: iTunes RealPlayer
- Business & Company Resource Center Full-text articles and citations to the business literature. Also includes company profiles and industry information. Useful to get secondary sources on specific companies or industries.
Tips: When searching databases, use AND, OR, and parentheses to focus your search. Combine synonyms with OR and put them inside parentheses, like this:
(china OR chinese) AND "accounting standards"
Here's another example:
(fasb OR "financial accounting standards board") AND "stock options"
Already have the citation? Find an article with citation linker!
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Databases are basically just search engines for articles on specific subjects.
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Find books using the library catalog. Browse these subjects to get general information on your topic.
- Accounting
- Accounting standards
- Corporations finance
- Financial statements
Search the library catalog! Find books, media materials, and more.
Other searches:
Browse | Advanced Search
Tips: When searching the library catalog with keywords, use the dollar sign ($) to search for a word and all of its variations.
For example: account$ will search for account, accounts, accounting, etc.
Did you know...
- WorldCat is a catalog of thousands of libraries around the world!
- If a book isn't in the Fairfield University catalog, search WorldCat and request the book from another library. Just click on the Interlibrary Loan button.
- You can search ReQuest to search just the libraries in Connecticut.
- Contact John Cayer, Interlibrary Services, with questions.
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Accounting Organizations:
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Reference tools such as Standards and Guides are good places to start your research because they provide an overview of the topic as well as keywords, dates, and facts.
Reference Books
- Accounting Standards (FASB)
Ref HF5616.U5 - located on the Main Level
- Auditor's SAS Field Guide
Electronic
book
- International financial reporting standards
Ref HF5626 .I59 2004 - located on the Main Level
- International financial reporting standards : a practical guide
Ref HF5611 .G74 2005 - located on the Main Level
Also try IAS Plus International Financial Reporting website by Deloitte
- Miller GAAP Guide
Ref HF5616.U5 M5 - located on the Main Level
- Miller GAAS Guide
Ref HF5667.M52 - located on the Main Level
- Miller Governmental GAAP Guide for State and Local Gov’t
Ref HJ9801.M542 - located on the Main Level
- Database
Financial Accounting Research System (FARS) Produced by FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board), this resource provides access to accounting literature. This is located on the Library's Local Area Network (LAN) and is accessible from the Library Information Commons only.
- Mergent
Contains extensive data for US and international company data, with a focus on financial information, including annual reports. Financial information is downloadable into Excel.
- SEC EDGAR database
- Almanac of Business & Industrial Ratios
Ref HF5681 .R25 T68 - located on the Main Level
By industry, designated by NAICS codes in the latest edition, SIC codes in older editions.
- Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios, one year
Ref HD2771 .D866
Listed by SIC code. From Dun & Bradstreet.
- Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Ref HC106.6 .S74 - located on the Main Level
Published quarterly. Basic analysis of major domestic industries. Each analysis examines the prospects for a particular industry and analyzes trends and problems in historical perspective. Provides comparisons of the growth in sales and earnings of the leading companies in each industry.
Tip - The importance of SIC and NAICS Codes
Many of the resources listed here use SIC (Standard Industrial Classifications) codes or NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes to classify information. Searching by these codes can be very effective.
Every industry is assigned a four-digit SIC code, so all companies in the same industry will have the same code. A company may have more than one SIC code if they are in different segments of industry, but usually only one or two are considered the primary SIC codes.
The NAICS system of six-digit numbers is replacing the SIC system. Many of our business databases, such as Business & Company Resource Center, will list the codes for a particular company or industry.
North American Industry Classification System
http://www.census.gov/epcd/
www/naics.html
Includes SIC codes.
NAICS
Ref HF1042 .N6 1998
Ask for this at the Reference Desk.
Standard Industrial Classification Manual
Ref HF1042 .S73 1987
Ask for this at the Reference Desk
Online SIC CODES Search
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- Morningstar
Provides data analysis of stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and variable annuity/life subaccounts.
- Value Line
Comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1700 stocks, over 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
- DowJones
Newswires
Real-time news on the stock market, encompassing company and industry news, economic and political events, updates on all major financial markets, and analysis of trends.
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